Get to know your 2014 World Cup venues in Brazil

Brazil, the only nation to win the World Cup five times, is hosting the tournament for the first time since 1950 this summer.

Preparations for the sporting event have been marred by delays, cost overruns, construction accidents and protests, but the focus is now starting to shift to soccer with the opening game between hosts Brazil and Croatia in Sao Paulo set for June 12.

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The interior of the Arena de Sao Paulo Stadium, one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup, is seen before a soccer test match in the Sao Paulo district of Itaquera May 18, 2014. The stadium will host the opening match of the 2014 World Cup.

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An aerial view of the Arena Pernambuco soccer stadium is seen in Recife, northeastern Brazil, April 6, 2014. The Arena Pernambuco will host five matches of the 2014 World Cup.

Players from Atletico Paranaense and Corinthians play a friendly match to test the Arena da Baixada stadium under construction for the World Cup in Curitiba, May 14, 2014.

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A general view of the Arena das Dunas stadium, which will be one of the stadiums hosting the 2014 World Cup soccer matches, is seen in Natal January 22, 2014.

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The pitch is seen inside the Estadio Beira-Rio stadium as work continues in preparation for the 2014 World Cup soccer championship in Porto Alegre December 12, 2013.

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A general view shows the Estadio Nacional during the Confederations Cup Group A soccer match between Brazil and Japan in Brasilia June 15, 2013.

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An aerial shot shows the Arena Fonte Nova stadium, one of the stadiums hosting the 2014 World Cup soccer matches, in Salvador, in the state of Bahia, northern Brazil March 28, 2014. Picture taken March 28, 2014.

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The Arena Amazonia soccer stadium is seen in this aerial view taken two days before its scheduled inauguration, in Manaus, in this file picture taken March 7, 2014. (REUTERS)

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An aerial view shows the final touches of the roof installation at Maracana Stadium, which is undergoing renovation for the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro in this April 9, 2013 file photo. (REUTERS)